Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of California v. Thurman

The appellee, Merritt B. Thurman, Jr., brought this suit by next friend to recover of appellant, the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California, the sum of $2,000, with interest, penalty, and attorney’s fees, alleged to be due appellee as beneficiary in a certain policy of life insurance issued by appellant on the life of Merritt B. Thurman, Sr., on October 1, 1924. It was also alleged that Merritt B. Thurman, Sr., died on September 27,1929", at which time the policy was in full force and effect. The appellant refused payment of the policy on the ground that the policy had lapsed…